[FFmpeg-devel] New active mailing list maintainer needed

[Lou Logan]

Would any developer like to volunteer to take care of the mailing lists? I'm retiring from it. Here are the usual tasks:

* Clear the ffmpeg-devel moderation ideally on a daily basis. It isn't time consuming but involves approving legit messages/patches (first check to see if it is not a duplicate submission which is a common occurrence), approving/rejecting oversized messages, rejecting misplaced messages while directing the user to the correct list, and clearing the unending spam.

* Reply to messages to *-owner at ffmpeg.org. Some of these are legit questions requesting mailing list help. Many are from users blindly sending to the wrong address. I'm guessing there are usually just a few per month.

* Investigate issues reported by users. It would be helpful if you have/get access to the server to view mail logs.

* Occasionally send removal requests to blocklists.

* Maintain mailing-list-faq.html.

It would be best if you have some mail related experience but it's not necessary. Most of all you need to be patient, able to tolerate repetition, and be able to communicate normally without being rude or overly terse. You also need to be impartial and not use the mailing list as a personal tool to censor or ban someone you don't like.